Florida Democratic Party

Tuesday, April 26, 2005

So you want to be the FDP Chair....

The Leon County Young Democrats Blog has a post from this weekend describing the process of becoming chair of the FDP....http://www.leoncountyyoungdemocrats.blogspot.com/ If you ever wanted to be chair, take a moment to read it!

If you have any other questions email Info@fladems.com

posted by Florida Democrat at 1:10 PM

4 Comments:

  • I hate to say it, but the Leon YDs got it all wrong.

    First, in order to be eligible for state chair, you must be a county party chair, state committeeman, or state committeewoman. The other executive board positions will not make one eligible.

    Second, a local party officer must be an elected precinct committeeman or woman in order to be eligible to run for those positions. You cannot be appointed by the DEC chair (at-large members), then run for the executive board.

    It is a shame that the YDs are spreading incorrect information. And its even worse that the FDP is spreading it through their blog.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 4:42 PM  

  • Anonymous~

    Thanks for checking out the LCYD Blog. We are working hard to help keep people informed of what we, and other democratic groups, are doing around the state. I hope you continue to check it out again in the future.

    I would like to clarify that our blog post wasn't wrong. In regards to electing officers the blog states that: "Of these 6 officers, 4 are able to run for party offices on the statewide level: the Chair, the Vice-Chair and the State Committee people."

    The second issue can vary by county. For instance in Leon County, which is where the post was written and the intended audience, if there is a vacancy the chair can appoint a Precinct Committee person who will have all the rights of an elected precinct committeeperson. The Leon County Bylaws do not state that a person has less rights as an at-large member.

    I hope this helps clarify your concerns.

    By Blogger LCYD, at 8:36 AM  

  • Anonymous~

    Thanks for checking out the LCYD Blog. We are working hard to help keep people informed of what we, and other democratic groups, are doing around the state. I hope you continue to check it out again in the future.

    I would like to clarify that our blog post wasn't wrong. In regards to electing officers the blog states that: "Of these 6 officers, 4 are able to run for party offices on the statewide level: the Chair, the Vice-Chair and the State Committee people."

    The second issue can vary by county. For instance in Leon County, which is where the post was written and the intended audience, if there is a vacancy the chair can appoint a Precinct Committee person who will have all the rights of an elected precinct committeeperson. The Leon County Bylaws do not state that a person has less rights as an at-large member.

    I hope this helps clarify your concerns.

    By Blogger LCYD, at 8:37 AM  

  • http://jimdavis06.blogspot.com/

    Check this out.

    By Blogger John Smith, at 4:25 PM  

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